Feel Your Love
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"Feel Your Love" is a pop
-dance
song co-written by Alanis Morissette
and Leslie Howe
, and produced by Howe for Morissette's debut album Alanis
(1991). Its protagonist tells a boy she has "got this thing" for him, and that "it's drivin' me right out of my mind ... I wanna feel your love; you know this waitin' for you boy I can't stand". Morissette's brothers Chad and Wade provided some of the song's backing vocals. It was released as the album's third single
in 1991 (see 1991 in music
) and was the second commercial single release after "Too Hot
". The single charted at number 24 in Canada.
"Feel Your Love", along with "Too Hot" and "An Emotion Away
" (from Morissette's 1992 second album Now Is the Time
), was used on the soundtrack of the 1993 film Just One of the Girls, in which Morissette appeared.
, like the videos for the album's previous singles, features Morissette dancing; she also attempts to seduce a man in the video.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
-dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
song co-written by Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
and Leslie Howe
Leslie Howe
Leslie Howe is a musician and record producer born in Ontario, Canada.He has been a member of the bands Mainstream, One to One, Sal's Birdland and Artificial Joy Club, and produced Alanis Morissette's early pop music albums, Alanis and Now Is the Time .In 1986, Howe was nominated for two Juno...
, and produced by Howe for Morissette's debut album Alanis
Alanis (album)
Alanis is the debut album by Alanis Morissette, released only in Canada in April 1991 by MCA Records Canada . Morissette recorded the album with Leslie Howe, who produced her second album Now Is the Time , and it was certified platinum.- Background and recording :John Alexander, head of A&R for MCA...
(1991). Its protagonist tells a boy she has "got this thing" for him, and that "it's drivin' me right out of my mind ... I wanna feel your love; you know this waitin' for you boy I can't stand". Morissette's brothers Chad and Wade provided some of the song's backing vocals. It was released as the album's third single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in 1991 (see 1991 in music
1991 in music
See also:* 1991 in music Record labels established in 1991-Summary:The year 1991 is the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. Nirvana's Nevermind, led by the surprise hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit", becomes the most popular U.S. album of the year...
) and was the second commercial single release after "Too Hot
Too Hot
"Too Hot" is a pop-dance song co-written by Alanis Morissette and Leslie Howe, and produced by Howe for Morissette's debut album Alanis...
". The single charted at number 24 in Canada.
"Feel Your Love", along with "Too Hot" and "An Emotion Away
An Emotion Away
"An Emotion Away" is a pop-dance song co-written by Alanis Morissette, Leslie Howe and Serge Côté, and produced by Howe for Morissette's second album Now Is the Time . Its protagonist tells someone who "completely took [her] heart by surprise" that "love is just an emotion away"...
" (from Morissette's 1992 second album Now Is the Time
Now Is the Time
- Credits :* Produced, engineered and mixed by Leslie Howe for Ghetto Records at Distortion Studios* Photography by Dan Seguin and Andrew LeBlanc* Design: Martin Solort* A&R direction: John Alexander- References :* RPM ....
), was used on the soundtrack of the 1993 film Just One of the Girls, in which Morissette appeared.
Music video
The single's videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
, like the videos for the album's previous singles, features Morissette dancing; she also attempts to seduce a man in the video.
Track listing
12-inch maxi- Side A:
- "Feel Your Love" (Big Bad Dawg mix Period)
- "Feel Your Love" (album version)
- Side B:
- "Feel Your Love" (Big Bad Dawg Period)
- "Feel Your Love" (Muzzle mix)
Personnel
- Produced, engineered and mixed by Leslie HoweLeslie HoweLeslie Howe is a musician and record producer born in Ontario, Canada.He has been a member of the bands Mainstream, One to One, Sal's Birdland and Artificial Joy Club, and produced Alanis Morissette's early pop music albums, Alanis and Now Is the Time .In 1986, Howe was nominated for two Juno...
for Ghetto Records - KeyboardElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
s by Serge Côté - Drum programming, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and additional keyboards by Leslie "Bud" Howe - All vocals by Alanis Morissette
- Back-up vocals by Chad & Wade Morissette, Tyley Ross, John & Peter (The "Burn Bros."), Tom "Sloppy" Saidak, Kevin "Iceman" Little, Dan "Capt. Pin", Deane Josh Lovejoy, Sean Daley, Jenny "Frank #1" Parlier, Mr. Fish, Sal, Rick "Slick" Kumar.
- Recorded at Distortion Studios in OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...